United Nations News Centre - Security Council urges stronger regional approach on eradicating piracy in Gulf of Guinea

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  • United Nations News Centre - Security Council urges stronger regional approach on eradicating piracy in Gulf of Guinea
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    United Nations officials today reiterated a call for a comprehensive regional framework to eradicate piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea, with the Security Council stressing the importance of addressing underlying causes and strengthening justice systems and judicial cooperation in the region.

    The Security Council remains deeply concerned about the threat that piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea pose to international navigation, the security and economic development of States in the region, to the safety and welfare of seafarers and other persons, as well as the safety of commercial maritime routes,” the 15-member body said in a presidential statement adopted today.

    Le presidential statement
    http://www.franceonu.org/Presidential-Statement-Piracy-and-armed-robbery-at-sea

    • tiens, à propos du Golfe de Guinée,…

      Pirates Free Turkish Crew Kidnapped Off Nigeria - gCaptain
      https://gcaptain.com/pirates-free-turkish-crew-off-nigeria

      Six Turkish members of a cargo ship’s crew who were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria two weeks ago have been released and are safely back in Istanbul, a lawyer for the shipping company said on Tuesday.

      The six of them have been released and are back in Istanbul. All are in good health,” said Fehmi Ulgener, a lawyer for the shipping firm Kaptanoglu Denizcilik. He declined to say whether or not a ransom had been paid.

      The Turks, who included the M/T Puli’s captain, chief officer and chief engineer, were abducted some 90 miles off Nigeria on April 11. Other members of the crew were left onboard, unharmed.